Diagnostic Meta-Node
ICD-10 Chapter 10
Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99)
Canonical Range
J00-J99
ICD-10-CM Chapter 10 covers Diseases of the Respiratory System (J00-J99) (J00-J99). Browse the official code blocks below to reach every diagnosis code in this chapter.
Official Chapter Notes & Instructions
CMS attaches these notes at the head of the J00-J99 chapter; they govern every code within it. Source: FY2027 ICD-10-CM tabular list (CMS/CDC).
Chapter Notes
- When a respiratory condition is described as occurring in more than one site and is not specifically indexed, it should be classified to the lower anatomic site (e.g. tracheobronchitis to bronchitis in J40).
Use Additional Code
- code, where applicable, to identify:
- exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z77.22)
- exposure to tobacco smoke in the perinatal period (P96.81)
- history of tobacco dependence (Z87.891)
- occupational exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (Z57.31)
- tobacco dependence (F17.-)
- tobacco use (Z72.0)
Type 2 Excludes (Excludes2)
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- smoke inhalation (T59.81-)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Code Blocks in J00-J99
- J00-J06Acute upper respiratory infections (J00-J06)
- J09-J18Influenza and pneumonia (J09-J18)
- J20-J22Other acute lower respiratory infections (J20-J22)
- J30-J39Other diseases of upper respiratory tract (J30-J39)
- J40-J4BChronic lower respiratory diseases (J40-J4B)
- J60-J70Lung diseases due to external agents (J60-J70)
- J80-J84Other respiratory diseases principally affecting the interstitium (J80-J84)
- J85-J86Suppurative and necrotic conditions of the lower respiratory tract (J85-J86)
- J90-J94Other diseases of the pleura (J90-J94)
- J95Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of respiratory system, not elsewhere classified
- J96-J99Other diseases of the respiratory system (J96-J99)
Registry Metadata
RegionJ00-J99
StatusACTIVE GUIDELINES